He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 (A)Praise the Lord!
For (B)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for (C)it is pleasant,[a] and (D)a song of praise is fitting.
The Lord (E)builds up Jerusalem;
    he (F)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
He heals (G)the brokenhearted
    and (H)binds up their wounds.
He (I)determines the number of the stars;
    he (J)gives to all of them their names.
(K)Great is our Lord, and (L)abundant in power;
    (M)his understanding is beyond measure.
The Lord (N)lifts up the humble;[b]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

(O)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on (P)the lyre!
He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares (Q)rain for the earth;
    he makes (R)grass grow on the hills.
He (S)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to (T)the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in (U)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord (V)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who (W)hope in his steadfast love.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:1 Or for he is beautiful
  2. Psalm 147:6 Or afflicted

20 He (A)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.[a]
(B)Praise the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:20 Or his just decrees

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